About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Arthritis, Infectious arthropathies, Inflammatory polyarthropathies, Gout, Rheumatoid arthritis, HFE hereditary hemochromatosis, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Osteoarthritis, Club foot, Wegener's granulomatosis, Hypermobility, Reactive arthritis, Kashin-Beck disease, Septic arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Free World Trust v. Electro Sante Inc., Familial Mediterranean fever, Patellofemoral pain syndrome, Chondrocalcinosis, Knee arthritis, Joint replacement, Neuropathic arthropathy, Handigodu Syndrome, Felty's syndrome, Mutated citrullinated Vimentin, PAPA syndrome, Wrist drop, Seronegative spondyloarthropathy, Adult-onset Still's disease, Chondromalacia patellae, Palindromic rheumatism, Osteophyte, Rheumatoid nodule, Shoulder arthritis, Coxa vara, Hammer toe, Protrusio acetabuli, Osteolysis, Hallux rigidus, Boutonniere deformity, Cubitus varus, Alimorad Farshchian, Hemarthrosis, Ankylosis, Valgus deformity, Polyarthritis, Villonodular synovitis, Heberden's node, Joint stiffness, ACR score for rheumatoid arthritis, Seronegative arthritis, Crystal arthropathy, Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic Program, Joints In Motion, Bouchard's nodes, Oligoarthritis, Rheumatoid vasculitis, Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor, The Knee Diaries, Coxa valga, WOMAC, Childhood arthritis, Symmetric seronegative polyarthritis, Epidemic polyarthritis. Excerpt: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks synovial joints. The process produces an inflammatory response of the synovium (synovitis) secondary to hyperplasia of synovial cells, excess synovial fluid, and the development of pannus in the synovium. The pathology of the disease process often leads to the destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. Rheumatoi...
